James B. Hunt : a North Carolina progressive
Democrat James B. Hunt had a long career in politics, serving as governor of North Carolina from 1977 through 1985 and then again from 1993 through 2001. He not only exemplified the progressive tradition of earlier North Carolina governors, but transformed the tradition to embrace a concern for minorities, women's rights and consumer issues. This biography of Hunt discusses his early influences from his parents and his hometown of Rock Ridge; his years at North Carolina State College, where he was student president for two terms; and his transformation from a campaign volunteer for Terry Sanford to a political insider. From there, the book reveals how Hunt, still unknown to most of the public, defeated candidates with more campaign money to become lieutenant governor of the state in 1972. It describes his first two successful campaigns for the governorship and discusses the actions he took and programs he implemented in his first term as governor
Print Book, English, 2003
McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C., 2003